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McConnell: GOP ‘Solution’ To Filibuster Reform Will Come ‘At The Ballot Box’

In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. In its first major campaign finance case since the Citizens United ruling in 2010, the Supreme Co... In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. In its first major campaign finance case since the Citizens United ruling in 2010, the Supreme Court is considering whether to undo some limits on contributions from the biggest individual givers to political campaigns. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky want the court to overturn the overall limits on what contributors may give in a two-year federal election cycle. MORE LESS
By Tom Kludt
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November 22, 2013 1:47 a.m.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) promised Thursday that the Republican “solution” to the historic reform of the filibuster will come during the next election.

“The solution to this problem is at the ballot box,” McConnell said, as quoted by the New York Times. “We look forward to having a great election.”

McConnell was one of several Republicans who criticized the changes to filibuster rules for judicial and executive nominees, arguing that the move was a ploy by Democrats to distract from the problems associated with Obamacare.

He will be up for re-election in 2014.

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Tom Kludt (@TomKludt)  Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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